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National Indigenous News October 19 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chiefs in British Columbia at the Assembly of First Nations gathering have passed a resolution calling for an extension to the deadline to have personal records related to residential schools destroyed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The resolution called protecting information relevant to missing and disappeared children calls for an extension past September of 2027.
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  SPEAKER_00: The deadline called for in the independent assessment process an alternative dispute resolution.
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  SPEAKER_00: A slide presented at the BCAFN Assembly said the resolution does not reopen claims or remove survivor choice.
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  SPEAKER_00: Residential schools operated from the 1800s until the 1990s.
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  SPEAKER_00: More than 150,000 children attended the poorly resourced schools meant to strip them of their culture and identity.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Ontario Coroners team said it has located the record of hundreds of children not listed on the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation's Memorial Wall.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a presentation to the Assembly, the lead investigator for Ontario's residential school's death investigation team said his office has now located the records of hundreds of children whose deaths are not listed with the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are also a number of other groups lobbying the government to reconsider destroying the records.
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  SPEAKER_00: The records of more than 38,000 survivors are scheduled to be destroyed on September 19, 2027.
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  SPEAKER_00: Manitoba First Nations Police and Safety Initiatives will receive$163.5 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Manitoba First Nations Police Service will get approximately$121 million over four years to help build long-term capacity and advance First Nations-led culturally informed policing in the communities they serve.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding will support a series of initiatives, such as establishing a dedicated training academy and expanding the police service to Fisher River Creation and Gambler First Nation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The federal government is also contributing$62.8 million through the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, with Manitoba contributing the remaining$58 million.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another$42.5 million will go toward the expansion of the Manitoba First Nations Safety Officer Program, making the program available to all First Nations across the province that wish to participate.
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  SPEAKER_00: First Nations safety officers help prevent crime, respond to local safety concerns, enforce community bylaws and certain provincial laws, and support police when required.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding is a fourfold increase to the First Nations Safety Officer Program and a 300% increase to Manitoba First Nations Police Service funding.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding announcement follows a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office in February, which provided an estimate of the operational funding gap for First Nations and Inuit Police Services supported by the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program.
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  SPEAKER_00: A Saskatchewan program that assists provincial inmates in addressing factors that contribute to criminal behavior and prepares them for life after release is being expanded.
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  SPEAKER_00: The government of Saskatchewan is investing nearly$50,000 in 2026-27 to support the next phase of the Indigenous Teachings and Healing Program.
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  SPEAKER_00: Phase one was successfully piloted in March at the White Spruce Provincial Training Center with virtual participation from the Prince Albert Correctional Center.
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  SPEAKER_00: Phase two now focuses on training cultural coordinators to deliver the program in correctional facilities across the province.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Indigenous-led program combines traditional teachings with practical life skills to support personal growth and successful reintegration.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 15-session curriculum was created with guidance from elders, knowledge keepers, and Indigenous community members.
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  SPEAKER_00: The program incorporates teachings such as the medicine wheel and seven grandfather teachings and also promotes healing from intergenerational trauma while strengthening cultural identity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Participants reported stronger life skills, improved self awareness, and enhanced emotional regulation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The expansion of the program advances a vision first identified by elders and knowledge keepers to create a structured Indigenous teachings and healing program for Saskatchewan's adult correctional facilities.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.